Operation Ribbon Room (Working Title) | Abigail Rothman
Abigail Rothman (Jersey City, NJ) | November 2021
Lumber, heavy duty metal hooks, Collection Ribbons, Collection Furniture, Pre-Existing Work
Dimensions vary.
Operation Ribbon Room (working title) serves as an act of restoration as well as transformation for a space hosting a variety of previous works in addition to Sylvia’s own interactions with the materials in the expanse. The curative effort put into this room is meant to reinvigorate the works living there as well as to better allow visitors to engage with the space as a whole. The ribbon pile suspends from the ceiling making space for furniture for some of the puppets to live on. Visitors to the space are invited to continue the transformation by tying additional ribbons to the hanging mass or untying them and rolling them up to place in the other piece. Ribbons tied up could represent hopes, dreams, wishes or goals. Ribbons rolled up serve as a physical representation of hardship left behind, allowing individuals to move forward. Overall the room is reimagined so that there are more ways to interact with the works and the building. An exploration of restoration and care for a space that has been touched by the hands of many generations, only to continue going forward.
